Food/Drink in New York

Get your appetites ready! The Queens Night Market is back for the summer!! The Queens International Night Market is a large, family-friendly open-air night market in Queens, featuring up to 100 independent vendors selling merchandise, art, and food and featuring small-scale cultural performances, all celebrating the rich cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens.

The market is free admission with the opportunity to take full advantage of the $5 price cap on food — only a handful of dishes will be selling at $6.

They’ll also be sharing our space with a visiting carnival with fun rides… plus expecting visits from a few special guests!

Plus, they will have our popular Beer & Wine Garden, so bring your IDs if you’re interested in adult beverages! This year, 20% of total ticket sales from “early preview” sessions are being donated to two organizations: Queens Community House, which aims to provide individuals with the necessary tools to enrich and built healthy, inclusive communities, and WhyHunger, dedicated to ending hunger and poverty by connecting people to nutritious and affordable food.

Due to extremely limited available parking, we encourage all visitors to leave their cars at home and commute, bike, or walk to the Night Market.

And, if you post a photo of your plate at Dine Around with #DownIsWhatsUp, you’ll be entered to win a staycation for two in Lower Manhattan. The staycation includes a two-night weekend stay for two at the Conrad New York Hotel, a $250 gift certificate to the hotel’s restaurant ATRIO, complimentary breakfast and two free Prosecco Pops at the Loopy Doopy Rooftop bar.

A 52” flat screen TV will also be raffled off, and the Alliance prize wheel will be there so attendees can walk away with some cool DowntownNYC swag.

Are you active on Instagram and ready to kick off the Summer in style?

You and your +1 are cordially invited to #connectNYC sponsored by Verizon! Join us starting at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 22nd at the Tribeca Rooftop, for a one-of-a-kind Instagram meet-up of epic proportions!

Come and soak in the views of the Manhattan skyline; enjoy immersive tech experiences and network with top Instagram photographers, celebrities, and models in the coolest neighborhood in New York City!

But the fun doesn’t stop there – we also want to treat you to great music, top-shelf libations, amazing local bites and awesome tech goodies just for attending. We are personally really excited because one of our favorite bloggers, Color Me Courtney will be in attendance!

To qualify for this FREE event you must RSVP and have an active Instagram account (your plus 1 is excluded from this requirement). Hurry, we always run out of spots and the waitlist gets long!

Come by De Wine Spot for a bourbon and rye whiskey tasting. They will be tasting “Barrell Bourbon Batch #014”, “Barrell Rye Batch #002” and “Wathen’s Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey” from 6:30-9:30. RSVP for free admission!

Barrell Bourbon Batch #014

A vivid honey, raisin and fall fruit flavor with an underlying bed of baking spices is the first impression. Those flavors are quickly followed by a creamy texture with a citrus curd. The finish is long with an elusive combination of almond paste and black pepper.

Barrell Rye Whiskey Batch #002

Nose: The earthy base underscores complex sparks of other aromas. Initial Linzertorte, Ovaltine and s’mores chocolate notes are followed by spicy hints of cardamom, gingerbread, and dried currants. With time, violet and orchid floral phrases surface counterbalanced by savory roasted cashew. Palate: Cinnamon and malt lead a strong, spicy arrival balanced by pops of bright lemon zest, sweet caramel, and soft mulling spices. Finish: The palate is left with waves of black pepper and seawater salinity in a gently smoldering ball of spices.

Wathen’s Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Wathen’s Kentucky Bourbon is a premium Kentucky Bourbon created by Charles W. Medley using the same recipe and techniques that have been handed directly and unchanged through eight generations of the Wathen and Medley families. The two families combined their unwavering commitment to quality with the conditions and ingredients of the region to produce Kentucky’s finest straight bourbon whiskey.